What is the net worth of your elected member of Congress?

Updated 2:11 pm, Friday, January 10, 2014

Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, AP

Image 1of/39

Caption

Close

Image 1 of 39

The following are the net worths of Texas' delegates to the United States Congress. For the first time in history, a majority of the members of the United States Congress are millionaires, according to the number crunchers at the Center for Responsive Politics. First, those representing Houston ...

Note: Values reported are in ranges, as allowed by reporting requirements. Numbers represent 2012 income, as filed in 2013. less

The following are the net worths of Texas' delegates to the United States Congress. For the first time in history, a majority of the members of the United States Congress are millionaires, according to the ... more

Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, AP

Image 2 of 39 |
John Cornyn

Sen. John Cornyn (R) has a net worth between $310,023 and $1,086,999. (Senate Rank:74)

Sen. John Cornyn (R) has a net worth between $310,023 and $1,086,999. (Senate Rank:74)

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D) represents Texas' 35th District, including parts of San Antonio, and has a net worth between $10,262,086 and $31,754,999. (House Rank: 31).

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D) represents Texas' 35th District, including parts of San Antonio, and has a net worth between $10,262,086 and $31,754,999. (House Rank: 31).

Photo: Helen L. Montotya / San Antonio Express-News

What is the net worth of your elected member of Congress?

1 / 39

Back to Gallery

For the first time in history, a majority of the members of the United States Congress are millionaires.

According to the number crunchers at Slate, who used data from the government watchdog Center for Responsive Politics, 268 of the 534 members of the U.S. House and Senate are worth at least $1 million when the value of their debts is subtracted from the value of their assets.

Nailing down the specific net worth of any particular member of Congress can be an inexact math. Members are required to disclose a range – rather than single specific number – for both their assets and debts. From that, an overall net worth range is calculated, but that number often provides a murky picture of the politician's actual worth. Roger Williams (R-Texas), for example, is either $4.1 million in debt or worth $30.7 million. Likely, he's somewhere in between. (See the slideshow above for the net worths of every Texas delegate in the U.S. Congress.)

Here's what Slate and the CRP were able to decipher:

- Overall, the average member of Congress has a net worth of $1,008,767.

- Senators earn three times as much as Representatives, with an average net worth of $2.9 million to just under $900,000.

- Democrats hold income bragging rights over their Republican rivals, with an average net worth of $1.04 million compared to the GOP members' $1 million.

- Darrell Issa, a California Republican who represents portions of San Diego and Orange counties, is the wealthiest current member of Congress with a net worth that could reach as high as $597,850,005. On the low end, he's still worth a not-so-meager $330,380,031. Issa is the former CEO of Directed Electronics, an auto security product manufacturer.

- Houston Rep. Michael McCaul is the richest Texas member of Congress and seventh richest overall in terms of maximum net worth, with $183,760,040. Away from Congress, McCaul is an attorney.